By Zach McKinnell No. 25 Kansas State (8-4) will face No. 18 NC State (9-3) in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28. The Wildcats will be without starting quarterback Will Howard after he entered the NCAA transfer portal this offseason. Freshman Avery Johnson is expected to start for the Wildcats against the Wolfpack. ESPN’s Pete Thamel raved about Johnson’s athleticism on the latest episode of the College GameDay Podcast. Thamel not only compared the freshman to current NFL quarterback Anthony Richardson but believes he could be the face of college football in the coming years. “He’s electric Rece,”…